world war

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Supposedly the ultimate check on power, many became the walking wounded, moving by instinct with a hand on the shoulder of the person ahead of them, like soldiers in the first world war.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

In November 2024, Koguan said he was “no longer all-in-Tesla” and began acquiring Treasury bills, citing his fear of a “1929 type stock market crash” and a potential third world war.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“Im trying to get updates on whether world war 3 is on but all im seeing are fat JD vance memes.”

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2025

I had read the dramatic poetry of Wilfred Owen, who had been killed in the first world war, and took to filling pages with my own romantic poetry about the nurse, war, and heroic deaths.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers